Planetary hours
in Gdańsk.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 19 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:59
- 2☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 22:58
- 4☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 19 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 7h 33m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:36 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.